Bed support



V(i. RUNNEBAUM.

BED SUPPORT. APPLICATION mio um.' la. 1922.

1,420,755. V Patented June 27,1922.

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BED SUPPORT.

APPucATloN man JAN. le, 1922. Patentedtune 2i, 1922.

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Toalleotoni t mag/concern State f "llennessee7 lrnown .that l, Geenen BUNNEBAUM, afcltizen `oit the `United Statesres1diug at ."Vllestpoint, inthe county ci' Lawrence and.

"have invented certain new and',useful,linprovements inBed Sup ports,"hofavhichfthe 'following is a speciliisf cation, referencebeinghad to theaceompaH `nying drawings. i l i It is difficult tedious to `move beds, when' sweeping or when "using a vacuum of the` ,bed `nearest"the wall, especially whenaperson is"y lying ill. Very `often" it is necessaryto get`bet"ween the bed and the walh to administer `,medicine to thepatient, and also to sweepffor use a vacuum cleaner `under the bed `nearestthe wall, andwhen "loying the ,bed thewrollGrS 'Ol th@ legs of the bedare. very apt to catch in the ,rug or carpet, `in the lirst` instance ruinple the rug, and the feet or rollers "are very apt to rip the carpet, 1especially it the bed ,is` pushed,

insteadpi heinglitted bodily, and in this casethe corner .willfcatch `in Vthe floor covering. Furthermore,.rollers or feet of the hed will lalso ,scar` the door, it `not supplied with a ufloor covering.

fherezltore, `it isthe purpose oli the present invention to provide a bed support, wherein the construction and arrangement thereof are such as to permitthe bed to be easily moved, to permit access to the side of the bed nearest the wall, either to attend `to the patient, or for sweeping or using a vacuum cleaner under the bed.

Still another purpose is the provision oli` a bed support comprising guiding supports at the Opposite ends of the bed, incombination. with sliding supports carrying the bed proper and engaged with the guiding sup ports, so that when it is desired to have access to the side of the bednearest the wall for any purpose whatever, the sliding hed supports may be moved laterally in their guiding supports, and after attending to the patient or sweeping or otherwise cleaning the ioor adjacent the side of the bed nearest the wall, the bed may be easily returned `to its original position, `simply by vpushing upon the side of the bed.

A Jfurther purpose is the provision oi' a guiding support provided with insert rubber blocks or shoes, to prevent slipping of the guiding supports, which are joined by a longitudinally extending connector.

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It is also the aim to provide improved` means carried by the sliding ysupports to be engaged by the bed, in order to detachably support the bed in position.

. lhile the design and construction at present illustrated and set forth are deemed preferable, it is obvious that as a result oli Figure l is a view in side elevation showing `the bed support Figure 2 is a sectional view through the same;

Figure 3 is a plan view of the supports tor the `opposite ends of the bed joined by the connector;

Figure 4 is a view longitudinally through the support 'foronc end ofthe bed;

Figure 5` is a detail Vview of one end oit one of the supports;

Figure 6 is a detail view of the sliding support.

Referring to the drawings, l and 2 designate supports for the opposite ends of a bed. Each support is provided with a longitudinal channel 3, between the side walls of which the ball bearing mounted rollers 4L are mounted. These rollers are engaged by the horizontal rail 5 of a sliding support 6, on the lower end of the leg of which a roller 8 is mounted. This roller is adapted toengage the floor, when the bed is moved laterally, so that access may he had to the side of the bed nearest the wall.

mounted upon the improved The horizontal rail or `the sliding support' is of a width to Aengage in the channel of its support, and is provided with a. plurality of sockets 9 to receive the lugs l() of the These bed supports 11 are thick enough to engage in the restricted or upper narrow portion of the channel, in order to assist in guiding the sliding `support from between the opposite walls ot the main support. The supports 11 have upwardly extending lugs 12, which engage the socket 13, (which usually receive roller casters not shown) for the bed, and in this Way the bed rests upon the guiding supports. When the lugs 12 enter the socket 13, the lower end surfaceof the legs of the bed rest upon the shoulders 14, to hold the' of the sliding support when the same is closed. l

The adjacent faces of the supports 1 and 2 are provided with lateral lugs'20, which are recessed at 21 and engaged by the recessed ends 22 oi the transverse pieces 23, which are carried bythe longitudinally eX- tending connecting rail V241. Itis obvious that any length of connecting rail may be used, so as to vary the length of the bed supports. By means of the connecting rail 24 and the transverse pieces 23 together with the lugs, the opposite supports 1 and 2 are maintained in `their proper positions relatively to the bed 25.

Suitable foot engaging buttons 26 are detaehably connected at 27 to the horizontal rails of the sliding supports. These buttons have ends 28, which overlie the Walls on opposite sides of the channels of each support 1 and 2. These foot engaging buttons may be engaged by afoot, so as to move the sliding supports laterally and also the bed. c Y

The invention havingy been set forth, What is claimed as vbeing useful is 1. In a bed support, a pair of opposite Y guiding supports, means connecting said supports, according to the length of the bed to be supported, sliding ,supports mounted in the guiding supportsand being movable transverselyv and having 'means to be engagedby the legs of the bed for supporting the same, said sliding supports having a. dependingleg at one end provided with a roller to engage .the floor, and one end of each guiding support'havingavertical channel to receivel theleg of the guiding support.

supports, aA connector therefor, to'hold them to bel supported, each of said guiding supports having depending feet provided with corrugated vrubber insert shoes, one end ofthe guiding support having a vertical chanin position accordingto Vthe length of bed nel, a s sliding support anti-frictionally mounted inthe guiding support for horizontal movement, said sliding support having means to be engaged by the legs of the bed to vsupport the same, said sliding sup- .ports having legs to enter'the'vertical chansignature.

' GEORGE RU'NNEBAUM.Y

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